I had a problem this weekend, first outing of the year. The 2006 5.0 Gxi ran for 5 mins, then started to starve for gas and died; never to start again. Thanks to my handy dandy paddle, I made it back to the ramp. I pulled the gas filter to find it was half full of gas. Being a holiday weekend, no mechanics to be found, so welcome to Google. Due to a post on this site, and the fact that we get ethonal gas in Colorado, I decided to pull the $700 filter apart and found it empty...no gas. While i didn't find a lot of black paint particles in the filter, i did find some and several spots on the inside where paint was chipping off. My questions are:
1. how best to clean these particles out?
2. is there anything special i need to know about reinstalling the pump?
3. Will it repressurize itself?
4. what do I need to know about the air valve?
1. how best to clean these particles out?
2. is there anything special i need to know about reinstalling the pump?
3. Will it repressurize itself?
4. what do I need to know about the air valve?